Elao lomuhenakalunga tali kana
Elao lomuyuki tali kalelele
Epsalme lOvakora, la pewa enyakwa lolwiimbo.
1 Shi udeni, oiwana aishe!
Pwilikineni, oonakukala kombada yedu amushe!
2 Ovana veehepele nye novoidale nye,
amushe, oipuna nomapongo.
3 Okanya kange naka popye ounongo,
nomadiladilo omutima wange
oo eendunge doovenevene.
4 Okutwi kwange ohandi ku endekele koshipopiwa,
otumbutumbu nda hala oku i holola
peshiko lokaxumbafeta.
5 Ohandi tila shike mbela momafiku oipo,
oududu wovataataai vange
ngeenge tau kondeke nge,
6 ava ve li po tave lineekele omamona avo,
ndele tava fulalalele ouhapu woupuna wavo?
7 Kape na omunhu ta dulu okukulila omumwaina,
nokuyandjela mukwao oikulila kuKalunga,
8 osheshi okufutila omwenyo oifuta apa i fike,
otai nyengana,
ye ke na oku shi hetekela vali fiyo alushe,
9 winya ngeno a kale nomwenyo, ita mono enyonauko.
10 Ahowe, ote shi ulikilwa nokuli, nokutya
novanongo otava fi yo;
novashima novapwidi aveshe otava nyonauka po,
nemona lavo, ove noku li fiila vakwao.
11 Euko lomeni lavo oleli:
eengulu davo tadi ka kalelela,
eenghalelo davo kepupi fiyo okepupi,
nande va le ve nomapya avo.
12 Heeno, omunhu, nande na kale a tumbala,
ye ita kala mulo,
ye okwa fa oimuna tai hanauka po.
13 Eshi ondjila yaava have lineekele voovene,
novahopaeleli vavo,
ava tava pande eendjovo davo. Sela
14 Ove lifindila moshovafi ngaashi eedi mokatomeno,
efyo olo omufita wavo,
nongomongula otava pangelwa kovayuki,
nomalupe avo otaa lika po koshovafi,
aha mone mo omutumba.
15 Ndelenee omwenyo wange,
Kalunga ote u kulile mo mepangelo lomoshovafi;
osheshi Oye omukombeleli wange. Sela
16 Ino kala wa tila ngeenge umwe ta punapala,
nemona lomeumbo laye ngeenge tali hapupala;
17 osheshi mokufya kwaye ita i nashimwe shomuyo,
netumbalo laye okwa nyengwa okuya nalo.
18 Nande oku liwete, e li nawa fimbo e li po,
ndele ta fimanekelwa okuhepuluka kwaye,
19 ota i nokuli, apa pa ya ooxe,
ava itava mono nande vali ouyelele womutenya.
20 Omunhu, nande omunenenhweelela
ndele ke neendunge,
okwa fa oimuna tai xulifwa po.
(A psalm by the clan of Korah and for the music leader.)
Don't Depend on Wealth
1 Everyone on this earth,
now listen to what I say!
2 Listen, no matter who you are,
rich or poor.
3 I speak words of wisdom,
and my thoughts make sense.
4 I have in mind a mystery
that I will explain
while playing my harp.
5 Why should I be afraid
in times of trouble,
when I am surrounded
by vicious enemies?
6 They trust in their riches
and brag about
all their wealth.
7 You cannot buy back your life
or pay off God!
8 It costs far too much
to buy back your life.
You can never pay God enough
9 to stay alive forever
and safe from death.
10 We see that wise people die,
and so do stupid fools.
Then their money is left
for someone else.
11 The grave will be their home
forever and ever,
although they once had land
of their own.
12 Our human glory disappears,
and, like animals, we die.
13 Here is what happens to fools
and to those who trust
the words of fools:
14 They are like sheep
with death as their shepherd,
leading them to the grave.
In the morning God's people
will walk all over them,
as their bodies lie rotting
in their home, the grave.
15 But God will rescue me
from the power of death.
16 Don't let it bother you
when others get rich
and live in luxury.
17 Soon they will die
and all their wealth
will be left behind.
18 We humans are praised
when we do well,
and all of us are glad
to be alive.
19 But we each will go down
to our ancestors,
never again to see
the light of day.
20 Our human glory disappears,
and, like animals, we die.
